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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM
CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON
ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 7-3/
It is the policy of the City of Kent to promote and afford
equal treatment and service to all citizens of the City of
Kent. It is also the policy of the City to follow the af-
firmative action program herein outlined to assure equal
employment opportunity on the basis of merit without dis-
crimination because of race, color, sex, religion, national
origin or age.
To assure that the spirit and intent of the above policy
statement is carried out, the following guidelines have
been prepared:
1. DEPARTMENTAL PARTICIPATION: Each department head of the City will
be responsible for carrying out the spirit and intent of the affirma-
tive action program. It is our express intent to attract and retain a
representative distribution of minority employees within the City, and
to develop each employee to his maximum capability.
2. EMPLOYMENT: The City will recruit and hire strictly on the basis
of ability, without regard to discriminatory barriers. Openings will
be advertised by means which will attract the greatest number of
minorities.
3. PROMOTION: Employees will be promoted on the basis of ability and
demonstrated performance, without regard to minority status.
4. TRAINING: The City will encourage all employees to take advantage
of either institution or on-the-job training. The City will share in
the cost of job related training of its employees.
5. INTER-AGENCY COOPERATION: The City will cooperate with all organi-
zations concerned with equal employment and the development of minority
job opportunities.
6. CONTRACTORS' OBLIGATION: Contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers
of the City will affirm and subscribe to the fair practices and nondis-
crimination policies of the City and Executive Order 11246 of the De-
partment of Health, Education and Welfare.
7. GOALS AND TIMETABLE: The City will ensure that by the end of the
1973 budget year, it has, at least, a minority representation in its
work force proportionate to the total minority work force of King County,
as it bears to the total work force in King County.
8. REPORTING AND MONITORING: The City will monitor performance of the
goals and timetables and will make such reports available to any interest-
ed agency. Such report will include work force distribution and minority
representation therein. Such reports will be on at least a quarterly
basis.
9. POLICY DISTRIBUTION: This policy shall be distributed to all City
employees and included in call for bids to contractors. It will also
be prominently displayed in City facilities.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington.
(Summary Prepared from Comprehensive Affirmative Action Statement in
City Policy Manual.)
RESOLUTION NO. 131
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of
the City of Kent, Washington, adopting
the Summary Statement Affirmative Action
Program as an official policy of the City
of Kent.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DO
HEREBY RESOLVE:
That the Summary Statement Affirmative Action Program,
attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by refer-
ence as if fully set forth herein, be and the same hereby is
adopted as an official policy of the City of Kent.
PASSED at a regular meeting of the Kent City Council
this 5th day of September, 1972.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Resolution
No. 'i3/ , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Wash-
ington, the 5th day of September, 1972.
MARIEJENSEN c=ycterl{ EAL) ~~
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